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biden will hold a roundtable discussion in richmond, with experts who worked on gun safety after the 2007 shooting at virginia tech. virginia's history of protecting pro gun rights legislation has been sustained under both democratic and republican governors. but state lawmakers have been debating a bill that would require private sellers to conduct criminal background checks on buyers at gun shows. and an online google plus hangout sponsored by the white house on thursday, biden tried to emphasize background check legislation while downplaying the importance of a new assault weapons ban. >> more people out there get shot with a glock, that has a -- that has cartridges that you can have magazines that can put 2, 8, 10, 12, 15, 30 shells in it than any assault weapon that you can see. i'm much less concerned, frankly, about what you call an assault weapon than i am about magazines. >> interestingly, biden's comments came just hours after california senator dianne feinstein reintroduced an assault weapons ban, targeting 157 specific firearms, semiautomatic rifles, and pistols with mili
biden will hold a roundtable discussion in richmond, with experts who worked on gun safety after the 2007 shooting at virginia tech. virginia's history of protecting pro gun rights legislation has been sustained under both democratic and republican governors. but state lawmakers have been debating a bill that would require private sellers to conduct criminal background checks on buyers at gun shows. and an online google plus hangout sponsored by the white house on thursday, biden tried to...
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biden will hold a roundtable discussion. and then there's the bill introduced. it's the ban on assault weapons. but one of the key and most controvers
biden will hold a roundtable discussion. and then there's the bill introduced. it's the ban on assault weapons. but one of the key and most controvers
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biden and obama honored the fallen soldiers at arlington's national sen taker ycemetery. president obama begins his second term with a global economy no longer in free fall. the current unemployment rate back to where it was when he first took office, 7.8%. the dow jones industrial average, now up more than 5,000 points compared to where it was in 2009. but also up, way up, the national debt. ballooning from $10 trillion during the first inauguration to more than $16 trillion yesterday. yesterday david axelrod said growing the economy is a priority for this administration. >> there is a larger priority, how do you create an economy, rebuild an economy in which the american dream, the american compact is fresh where people who work hard feel like they can get ahead. and that's not just about dealing with the fiscal crisis. it's about education. it's about research and development. it's about controlling our energy future. all of these are part of the equation. >> president obama has outlined debt reduction as a top priority heading into the second term. also high on his li
biden and obama honored the fallen soldiers at arlington's national sen taker ycemetery. president obama begins his second term with a global economy no longer in free fall. the current unemployment rate back to where it was when he first took office, 7.8%. the dow jones industrial average, now up more than 5,000 points compared to where it was in 2009. but also up, way up, the national debt. ballooning from $10 trillion during the first inauguration to more than $16 trillion yesterday....
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joe biden will join tim cain and others for a roundtable discussion. president obama has called for universal background checks and a ban on assault weapons and high-capacity magazines. >> the jury will visit the scene of a deadly shooting today. daniel harmon wright is accused of fatally shooting patricia cook . he says he shot her when she tried to drive off with his arm trapped in the window. a witness told jurors she never saw the officer trap, drag, or struck by the car. the man who admitted he used a baseball bat to attack a security guard will be sentenced today. mickel young pleaded guilty to assault charges in connection with the attack. police say he became enraged when staffers would not let him use the phone. police say he wrestled a bat from a security guard, attacked him with it, smashed windows all before stealing an employee's car and driving away. >> 5:05 and a big day on the national mall. a lot of road closures to tell you about. >> it's of people gathering for the 40th anniversary of the landmark decision of the roe v wade decision.
joe biden will join tim cain and others for a roundtable discussion. president obama has called for universal background checks and a ban on assault weapons and high-capacity magazines. >> the jury will visit the scene of a deadly shooting today. daniel harmon wright is accused of fatally shooting patricia cook . he says he shot her when she tried to drive off with his arm trapped in the window. a witness told jurors she never saw the officer trap, drag, or struck by the car. the man who...
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vice president joe biden. he clearly wants to run. he seems to be laying the groundwork for a run which he was asked about on cnn yesterday. let's listen to what he said. >> is there any reason you wouldn't run? >> there's a whole lot of reasons why i wouldn't run. i haven't made that decision and i don't have to make that decision for awhile. >> so are you ready to run against hillary clinton in 2016? >> i haven't made that judgment and hillary hasn't made that judgment. but i can tell you what. everything that should be done over the next two years that i should be part of would have to be done whether i run or i don't run. if this administration is successful, whoever is running as a democrat is better positioned to win. if we're not successful, whoever runs as a nominee is going to be less likely to win. >> well, brand new poll out today from the washington post and abc news shows how popular hillary clinton is. she's not quite at chris christie's level in jersey but close nationally. 67% say they have a favorable view of her. joe
vice president joe biden. he clearly wants to run. he seems to be laying the groundwork for a run which he was asked about on cnn yesterday. let's listen to what he said. >> is there any reason you wouldn't run? >> there's a whole lot of reasons why i wouldn't run. i haven't made that decision and i don't have to make that decision for awhile. >> so are you ready to run against hillary clinton in 2016? >> i haven't made that judgment and hillary hasn't made that...
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if hillary runs, as much as i like joe biden, and i think joe has done a terrific job as vice president, you can't stand in the way of history. if hillary runs, she's going to be the nominee, and president obama is going to stump hard for her because really you do need the 12 years to shape all the policy direction that you wanted to achieve, so i think president obama is going to be very big advocate for hillary. >> that will be such poetic symmetry. >> well, hillary did a good job for him in the general. >> and, look, bill helped out a lot in the last race. i think that that is not lost on -- >> they don't disagree on very much. one of the interesting things they said is in 2008 they each had to stretch and reach to come up with something that they didn't -- >> there's one big area. anybody know? >> the individual mandate. >> the individual mandate. >> hillary and obama was against it. >> yeah. >> that was a stretch. declaring a state of emergency as deadly violence erupts across the country. we'll get a live update from cairo just ahead. this is so sick! i can't believe your mom let
if hillary runs, as much as i like joe biden, and i think joe has done a terrific job as vice president, you can't stand in the way of history. if hillary runs, she's going to be the nominee, and president obama is going to stump hard for her because really you do need the 12 years to shape all the policy direction that you wanted to achieve, so i think president obama is going to be very big advocate for hillary. >> that will be such poetic symmetry. >> well, hillary did a good job...
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. ♪ ♪ lou: vice-president biden called his meeting with the national rifle association last week productive, but they have -- they don't see it that way. representative jeff baker says he was only given five minutes to present the nra concerns. baker says that when he mentioned the need to fully enforce existing gun laws the vice-president said tis, we simply don't have the time or manpower to prosecute everybody lies on the form, checks the wrong box or answers a question and accurately. virginia state lawmaker choosing what was probably one of the most asinine ways he could have to make a point about gun-control. delegate john morrissey saying the viejo gun laws are too lax. he pulled out an ak-47 on the floor of the state house yesterday. watch him. >> i brought an ak-47 with me. here it is. point it at the ceiling. unloaded. lou: his colleagues to my gasping with surprise, even shocked. one interrupted them to suggest that he take his thumb out of the trigger guard. his dad did not work by any measure. his bill to ban the sale of assault rifles and high-capacity magazines failed to pass
. ♪ ♪ lou: vice-president biden called his meeting with the national rifle association last week productive, but they have -- they don't see it that way. representative jeff baker says he was only given five minutes to present the nra concerns. baker says that when he mentioned the need to fully enforce existing gun laws the vice-president said tis, we simply don't have the time or manpower to prosecute everybody lies on the form, checks the wrong box or answers a question and accurately....
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. >>> vice president joe biden is on the road today to rally support for the administration's gun control proposals. he is going to start in virginia and hold a discussion with people who work on gun safety following the shooting at virginia tech. meanwhile senator dianne feinstein announced her bill yesterday that would eliminate high capacity magazines and ban assault weapons. the vice president downplayed the need for an assault weapons ban. >> i'm much less concerned, quite frankly, about what you call an assault weapon than i am about magazines and the number of rounds that can be held in a magazine. >> president obama also plans to travel to push his gun control plans. now, senator feinstein got very personal while introducing her bill. she talked about the day george moscone and harvey milk were killed at san francisco city hall. >> i was the one that found supervisor milk's body. and i was the one that put a finger in a bullet hole trying to get a pulse. once you have been through one of these episodes, once you see what the crime scene is like, it isn't like the movies, it change
. >>> vice president joe biden is on the road today to rally support for the administration's gun control proposals. he is going to start in virginia and hold a discussion with people who work on gun safety following the shooting at virginia tech. meanwhile senator dianne feinstein announced her bill yesterday that would eliminate high capacity magazines and ban assault weapons. the vice president downplayed the need for an assault weapons ban. >> i'm much less concerned, quite...
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the other person who is sort of a heart-centered person in the administration is joe biden. >> yeah. >> jennifer: and they are both -- joe and hilary very close and of course potentially competitors in a 2016 run. do you think that would actually happen? would one of them step back for the other? because they are very dear friends? >> here is the one thing i can tell you about both of them that i believe. if either/or both of them choose to run for president, it will because they both believe they have something to offer. not because either of them believe they have something to prove. and that isn't always true with candidates. and i think if that is the case we have a field of terrific candidates. and that's to the benefit of the american people and the democratic party. >> jennifer: absolutely. and do you think she can beat chris christie. >> i think hillary clinton can do just about anything she sets her mind to. >> jennifer: all right. thank you, kiki. up next political figures from massachusetts have cornered the market on intrigue and speculation over the last year elizabeth w
the other person who is sort of a heart-centered person in the administration is joe biden. >> yeah. >> jennifer: and they are both -- joe and hilary very close and of course potentially competitors in a 2016 run. do you think that would actually happen? would one of them step back for the other? because they are very dear friends? >> here is the one thing i can tell you about both of them that i believe. if either/or both of them choose to run for president, it will because...
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our friend joe biden came out the other day and said you want to protect yourself self-defense get a shotgun. she has shotguns on her list. this goes way beyond what they have with the assault weapons ban in 1994. stuart: you never lose your energy, do you? you could be 85 years old. >> i was raised an advocate, how did -- stuart: charles payne -- [talking over each other] >> happens to me all the time. stuart: thank you very much indeed. here's what you're saying about that gun control prayer? john wrote there are those also praying otherwise. what is god to do? probably back away and let us decide. mike said they are the first to cry separation of church and state. from row, separation of church and state, can't have it both ways. if you want the government out of the church, church stay out of government. i am against gun laws just for the record. thank you, everybody. appreciate your input on facebook. union membership at its lowest level since 1916. who are the political and economic winners and losers in all of this? the answer is next. ♪ [ slap! ] [ slap! slap! slap! slap! ]
our friend joe biden came out the other day and said you want to protect yourself self-defense get a shotgun. she has shotguns on her list. this goes way beyond what they have with the assault weapons ban in 1994. stuart: you never lose your energy, do you? you could be 85 years old. >> i was raised an advocate, how did -- stuart: charles payne -- [talking over each other] >> happens to me all the time. stuart: thank you very much indeed. here's what you're saying about that gun...
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, is the nomination hers for the taking or is the 73-year-old joe biden of the future have anything to say about it. >> i can't go back to an older president. >> well, she'll be pushing 70. i don't know if she'll have acne by then. >> i mean younger than her. >> yeah? >> yeah. >> do you think it's hers for the taking if she wants it? >> i do. >> right now yes. but one thing that we have learned from watching these campaigns unfold is that you just don't know what is going to come up. >> john: of course. >> i also think that who knows--i know from watching my sisters who are older than me, the second they get a grand kid their feminist world becomes about the grandkids. if she has grandkids in her future retirement in her future and after watching today, i wonder if she just went home and said, you know what, i really don't wanting to through this again with these scum bags because they're insane. so much-- >> she seemed to be having a good time. >> that's all fun for a minicar and then when it's a daily dose of your life i just wonder if hillary clinton really wanting to through--becau
, is the nomination hers for the taking or is the 73-year-old joe biden of the future have anything to say about it. >> i can't go back to an older president. >> well, she'll be pushing 70. i don't know if she'll have acne by then. >> i mean younger than her. >> yeah? >> yeah. >> do you think it's hers for the taking if she wants it? >> i do. >> right now yes. but one thing that we have learned from watching these campaigns unfold is that you just...
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excuse of, oh, there is a crisis, let's whip out this latest-- >>> take a listen to what vice-president biden said this week. >> guess what? a shotgun will keep you a lot safer, a double-barrel shotgun than an assault weapon in should be somebody's hands that doesn't know how to use. it it's harder to use an assault weapon and hit something than it is a shotgun. okay you? want to keep people away in an earthquake, buy shotgun shells. >> jeanine: even this kid's shocked. a shotgun, you make a bigger hole with a shotgun than you do with an assault rifle, with an ar-15, for example, yes? >> judge, let me make two points. 1, they are trying to invade what i consider to be an absolute right of all americans to defend themselves in their homes. that's a decision that all americans should be able to make for themselves. >> jeanine: pat, just in closing, does that make sense to you, the shotgun, versus assault? >> the shotgun's wide scattered. look. the real thing is, most people who have guns should learn how it use them to protect themselves. but the fact of the matter is, one and not the other is
excuse of, oh, there is a crisis, let's whip out this latest-- >>> take a listen to what vice-president biden said this week. >> guess what? a shotgun will keep you a lot safer, a double-barrel shotgun than an assault weapon in should be somebody's hands that doesn't know how to use. it it's harder to use an assault weapon and hit something than it is a shotgun. okay you? want to keep people away in an earthquake, buy shotgun shells. >> jeanine: even this kid's shocked. a...
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but if you are on the sidelines, who will he endorse, hillary clinton or joe biden, it looks like now it will be hillary clinton. >> he said nice things about joe biden this week and he praised him three days ago saying he has been an extraordinary partner and if you are joe biden, bob, are you saying i feel left out, he's doing a "60 minutes" interview with her. did they cut a deal. >> dana went out of her way to avoid giving the name of the guy that didn't like the god bless market. and, it was terry moran, she didn't want to say anything about it at all. so i decided for the sake of fairness and to protect her... >> why that is fair? thanks, bill. >> the definition of being beckeled. >> i thought it was important to do it. it was something i thought you held back and you did... >> i was trying to be nice and you, like -- like me not being nice. i was being nice and you ruined the point of me being nice. >> i'm sorry. >> i can to the believe that! >> anyway... >> and, the answer, this is, i don't think she is running, i'll tell you why. this would be the fourth presidential campaign
but if you are on the sidelines, who will he endorse, hillary clinton or joe biden, it looks like now it will be hillary clinton. >> he said nice things about joe biden this week and he praised him three days ago saying he has been an extraordinary partner and if you are joe biden, bob, are you saying i feel left out, he's doing a "60 minutes" interview with her. did they cut a deal. >> dana went out of her way to avoid giving the name of the guy that didn't like the god...
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and he was a senator for a long time and he is according to joe biden joe biden's best friend and the state attorney that is in charge of this case has been joe biden's personal counsel while you was a senator right and also worked as an anti-piracy you know manager for the b.s.a. business office or c. asian which is basically like the m.p.a. but for software companies so and also the timing is very interesting you know. the election time. fundraisers in hollywood set for february march april and you know they had to be some kind of plan b. and turn it in for sopa and you know hollywood is a very important contributor to bombers campaign not just with money but also was the media support you know they control a lot of media celebrity endorsements and all that so you know i'm sure election plays an important role the relationships of the people that are in charge of this case play a important rule and of course we have facts that we want to present at our extradition hearing that will short some more detail about this and that this is.
and he was a senator for a long time and he is according to joe biden joe biden's best friend and the state attorney that is in charge of this case has been joe biden's personal counsel while you was a senator right and also worked as an anti-piracy you know manager for the b.s.a. business office or c. asian which is basically like the m.p.a. but for software companies so and also the timing is very interesting you know. the election time. fundraisers in hollywood set for february march april...
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joe biden warmed up the crowd. he wanted to not only thank the big money donors for 2012 but he has an eye on 2016 and might be reaching out for them for campaign contributions. >> yeah, i heard a little something about that. look, i remember i am sure the rest of the nation does, too. the president and chief justice john roberts had an interesting day the first time they tried to do the oath thing. >> didn't go so well. chief justice roberts four years ago tried to memorize the oath, slipped up a little bit. he had to come back over to the white house from the hill within a day or so and redo it behind closed doors just to make sure legally the president had been sworn into office. no hiccups today. he brought note cards. what was striking about it was how simple the ceremony was how brief it was. it was in the blue room at the white house. a small room. it was really just -- since it was so small just family close friends and beyond the historic moment the president had a moment as a dad to celebrate this with hi
joe biden warmed up the crowd. he wanted to not only thank the big money donors for 2012 but he has an eye on 2016 and might be reaching out for them for campaign contributions. >> yeah, i heard a little something about that. look, i remember i am sure the rest of the nation does, too. the president and chief justice john roberts had an interesting day the first time they tried to do the oath thing. >> didn't go so well. chief justice roberts four years ago tried to memorize the...
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this hour, joe biden is in virginia. his first stop of what's likely to be many as he fights to gain support for the administration's sweeping gun control plan proposed in the aftermath of the newtown shooting. and he brought some backup with him. joining the veep in richardson, janet napolitano and kathleen sebelius and tim kaine. biden's trip comes one day after senator dianne feinstein introduced her much-awaited ban on assault weapons. after biden's candid fireside chat on google plus. >> a shotgun will keep you a lot safer. a double barrel shotgun than the assault weapons in somebody's hands who doesn't know how to use it. even one who does know how to use it. it's harder to use an assault weapon than a shotgun. >> so as biden looks for outside support, the gop looking inward. today at their winter meeting, the rnc chair reince priebus expected to drop a truth bomb on his party. politico reporting he'll lay out his plan for republican renewal. one that will change the rules but not the party's principles. and louisi
this hour, joe biden is in virginia. his first stop of what's likely to be many as he fights to gain support for the administration's sweeping gun control plan proposed in the aftermath of the newtown shooting. and he brought some backup with him. joining the veep in richardson, janet napolitano and kathleen sebelius and tim kaine. biden's trip comes one day after senator dianne feinstein introduced her much-awaited ban on assault weapons. after biden's candid fireside chat on google plus....
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biden was three inches away from the vice, the vice preside. you can see half his face there he he had to know it was faked. >> biden has no clue. his mind is on one thing. it's like a dog on a bone. is he thinking about four years from now he was slobbering so much thinking of himself getting sworn in, they had to pass out water wings to people on the podium. listen, the president barely pays lip service to the constitution, so i don't mind beyonce, she looked great. i'm just glad her old man didn't jump in to interrupt her. every time there is a pretty girl singing, alicia keys. old man comes in the middle of it jay-z. i call him the interrupter. it was nice to see bill and hillary together at the inauguration because it reminded me the last time i saw them together was at bill's inauguration. nice to see the kids together. the country is so lost now that i loved it when the president in the middle of his speech said ask not and he just stopped there because he doesn't want to hear any questions about anything. ask not. that's where it stoppe
biden was three inches away from the vice, the vice preside. you can see half his face there he he had to know it was faked. >> biden has no clue. his mind is on one thing. it's like a dog on a bone. is he thinking about four years from now he was slobbering so much thinking of himself getting sworn in, they had to pass out water wings to people on the podium. listen, the president barely pays lip service to the constitution, so i don't mind beyonce, she looked great. i'm just glad her...
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vice president biden down the road in virginia today. generally pro-gun state, the talk about gun control. see how the round table control in richmond after they worked on gun safety following the shootings at virginia tech. there are few subjects more divisive in the last half century than abortion. no day on the californian der that brings pro-life advocates to the like the annual protection against the supreme court ruling that legalized them. >> unadapted by the cold temperatures and threat of snow they came to washington for four decades to instill a culture in life and nation that they say have seen 55 million abortions since the land mark roe v. wade decision was handed down. >> can a nation long endure that does not respect the sanctity of life? >> rand paul's question is backed by stunning numbers. they find four in step unintended pregnancies in the u.s. end in abortion. one-third of american people have an abortion by the age of 45. the procedure is decreasing overall, among poor women are up 18%. >> certainly, i'm disappointe
vice president biden down the road in virginia today. generally pro-gun state, the talk about gun control. see how the round table control in richmond after they worked on gun safety following the shootings at virginia tech. there are few subjects more divisive in the last half century than abortion. no day on the californian der that brings pro-life advocates to the like the annual protection against the supreme court ruling that legalized them. >> unadapted by the cold temperatures and...
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the president and vice president biden are meeting with police chiefs from all over the country including aurora, colorado and newtown, connecticut. senator diane feinstein who introduced legislation that includes a ban on assault weapons acknowledged it will be a challenge getting it through congress. >> this has always been an uphill fight. this has never been easy. this is the hardest of the hard. now will it only be assault weapons? no, most likely. there will be a package put together. if assault weapons is leftage a of the judiciary, number two, i've been assured i'll be able to do it as an amendment on the floor which is the way i did it in 1993 so that doesn't particularly bother me. >>> in an interview with the new republic president obama said he has a profound respect for hunting traditions adding both sides need to understand the other's position. the president addsed, quote, advocates of gun control have to do a little more listening than they do sometimes, end quote. asked if he's ever fired a gun. the president revealed at camp david we do skeet shooting all the time. we'll
the president and vice president biden are meeting with police chiefs from all over the country including aurora, colorado and newtown, connecticut. senator diane feinstein who introduced legislation that includes a ban on assault weapons acknowledged it will be a challenge getting it through congress. >> this has always been an uphill fight. this has never been easy. this is the hardest of the hard. now will it only be assault weapons? no, most likely. there will be a package put...
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. >>> reporter: vice president joe biden is heading to virginia today to try to gain public support for president obama's gun control proposals. >> it's not about keeping bad guns out of the hands of good people. it's about keeping all guns out of the hands of bad people. >> reporter: on capitol hill thursday gun victims and law enforcement officers joined a group of democratic lawmakers as dianne feinstein announced her own bill which would eliminate high capacity magazines and ban assault weapons. >> military-style assault weapons have but one purpose, and in my view that's a military purpose. >> reporter: the lawmakers say the shooting at sandy hook elementary school shows that assault weapons need to be banned. >> a number of the police who came to newtown said to me, we could not have stopped that shooter even with the body armor we were wearing with that kind of assault weapon. >> reporter: but vice president biden downplayed the need for an assault weapons ban thursday. he says those weapons are only used in a small percentage of crimes. >> i'm much less concerned quite frankly a
. >>> reporter: vice president joe biden is heading to virginia today to try to gain public support for president obama's gun control proposals. >> it's not about keeping bad guns out of the hands of good people. it's about keeping all guns out of the hands of bad people. >> reporter: on capitol hill thursday gun victims and law enforcement officers joined a group of democratic lawmakers as dianne feinstein announced her own bill which would eliminate high capacity...
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>> vice president biden, mr. chief justice, members of the united states congress, distinguished guests, and fellow citizens -- each time we gather to inaugurate a president we bear witness to the enduring strength of our constitution. we affirm the promise of our democracy. we recall that what binds this nation together is not the colors of our skin or the tenets of our faith or the origins of our names. what makes us exceptional -- what makes us american -- is our allegiance to an idea articulated in a declaration made more than two centuries ago: "we hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness." today we continue a never-ending journey to bridge the meaning of those words with the realities of our time. for history tells us that while these truths may be self- evident, they've never been self-executing; that while freedom is a gift from god, it must
>> vice president biden, mr. chief justice, members of the united states congress, distinguished guests, and fellow citizens -- each time we gather to inaugurate a president we bear witness to the enduring strength of our constitution. we affirm the promise of our democracy. we recall that what binds this nation together is not the colors of our skin or the tenets of our faith or the origins of our names. what makes us exceptional -- what makes us american -- is our allegiance to an idea...
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the only person might not have been so thrilled to see this interview is joe biden. because they could be rivals for the democratic nomination in 2016. but i think it may have been just exactly what barack obama said. a chance to say thank you. >> and he had called her one of the finest secretaries of state. with that said here, susan, last day, this friday, for secretary clinton. what can't president obama do in his second term without her? we've said it so many times. she's the most traveled, has spent the most miles in the air. the administration also according to what steve croft was pointing out in the interview, saying they had no major foreign policy accomplishments, major ones, that is, that they could hold high was his question in the first four years. will that change for kerry? will that be different in this second term with hillary clinton gone? >> i think there are some openings for the obama administration that weren't there in the first four years. you know, we're out of iraq. we're going to be out of afghanistan, our troops out of afghanistan at the e
the only person might not have been so thrilled to see this interview is joe biden. because they could be rivals for the democratic nomination in 2016. but i think it may have been just exactly what barack obama said. a chance to say thank you. >> and he had called her one of the finest secretaries of state. with that said here, susan, last day, this friday, for secretary clinton. what can't president obama do in his second term without her? we've said it so many times. she's the most...
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. >> reporter: on friday vice president biden held a round table discussion in richmond, virginia. >> we talked about the notion of a universal background check. >> reporter: but there is still strong opposition that was on display in gun shows across the country today. many, which saw record crowds. senator dianne feinstein acknowledged the tough fight ahead when she proposed a ban on more than 100 types of assault weapons and high capacity magazine clips. >> this is really an uphill road. >> reporter: the national rifle association responded sharply in a statement. the american people know gun bans do not work and we are confident congress will reject senator feinstein's wrong headed approach. according to political analysts the president's gun control proposal will face an uncertain future. >> there are some things on guns that might be able to be done like universal background checks but an assault weapons ban i think is not in the cards this year. >> reporter: those at today's march say something has to change. >> to stand here and see all the other names, all the placards and pe
. >> reporter: on friday vice president biden held a round table discussion in richmond, virginia. >> we talked about the notion of a universal background check. >> reporter: but there is still strong opposition that was on display in gun shows across the country today. many, which saw record crowds. senator dianne feinstein acknowledged the tough fight ahead when she proposed a ban on more than 100 types of assault weapons and high capacity magazine clips. >> this is...
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biden will hold a roundtable discussion. and then there's the bill introduced. it's the ban on assault weapons. but one of the key and most controversial legislative parts of the obama plan. lawmakers involved actj won't be easy to pass. >> the morn people don't stand up to the lies that are being said that we can't do anything about gun violence, who loses? >> columbine, virginia tech, aurora, tucson, oak creek. the common thread in these shootings is each gunman used a semiautomatic assault weapon or large capacity ammunition magazine. >> will it be hard? for sure. we owe it to our constituents and our country to try. >> feinstein's bill doesn't just ban assault weapons. it bans magazines that hold more than ten rounds, something the vice president focused on in a google chat. >> i am much less concerned, quite frankly, about what you would call an assault weapon than i am about magazines and the number of rounds that can be held in a magazine. >> i want to bring in "usa today's" washington bureau chief susan paige and the huffington post washington bureau chi
biden will hold a roundtable discussion. and then there's the bill introduced. it's the ban on assault weapons. but one of the key and most controversial legislative parts of the obama plan. lawmakers involved actj won't be easy to pass. >> the morn people don't stand up to the lies that are being said that we can't do anything about gun violence, who loses? >> columbine, virginia tech, aurora, tucson, oak creek. the common thread in these shootings is each gunman used a...